Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[EricHiggin]

curl-6 said:

EricHiggin said:

Not everyone follows the driving laws, and even those who do, still get injured and die, yet no highway lockdowns.

Some people don't wear masks, even those who do get sick or die, yet we lock everyone down.

The covid pandemic lockdown may be inconvenient, but it's worth it, even if others and the economy suffers. The 'movid pandemic' however, is no different in that sense, yet let's disregard that.

This is hypocrisy, and many will not stand for that. My way or the highway, is no way to get people behind you.

There's no hypocrisy. In both cases, practical solutions to protect human lives should be implemented and mandated to minimise preventable mortality and morbidity. In times of crisis, temporary inconveniences are sometimes necessary; that's not authoritarian, that's just being responsible and realistic.

Some don't follow the driving rules, leading to perhaps a pile up of deaths, and best case, we punish them and only them.

Some don't follow the masking and social distancing rules, leading to deaths, and yet we punished everyone.

This is hypocrisy. Most people don't and won't blindly follow hypocrites. Things could have been different.